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Fri, 30 Nov 2001
'Max Havelaar's Saijah and Adinda', a tragic love story
'Max Havelaar's Saijah and Adinda', a tragic love storySri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Dance drama Max Havelaar's Story of Saijah and Adinda, a love story based on a book written by Edward Douwes Dekker in 1860, the assistant resident in Lebak village in Banten, West Java, presented the...
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Gen. Da'i sworn in as National Police chief
Gen. Da'i sworn in as National Police chiefFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Abu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta General Da'i Bachtiar was sworn in as the new National Police chief on Thursday amid protests by members of the House of Representatives (DPR) pleading for more time to study his capability...
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Tommy begins Day 1 in captivity
Tommy begins Day 1 in captivityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The frivolity following the arrest of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra persisted on Thursday as authorities patted each other's backs and government officials glorified the belated capture as if a salvation to the nation's ills.
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Five more killed on eve of GAM anniversary
Five more killed on eve of GAM anniversaryIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh At least five people were killed and five more seriously injured in separate, violent incidents in the strife-torn province of Aceh on Wednesday, separatist movement and military sources said here on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
JP/17/brief
JP/17/briefThe Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Thursday it has signed a deal to sell 49 percent of leading television broadcaster PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, to PT TDM Aset Management at Rp 775 per share. IBRA will raise some Rp 755 billion ($72.
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Rini to take strong action against senior staff
Rini to take strong action against senior staffTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi said on Thursday that she would take strong action over the breaching of the joint ministerial decree banning log exports that had taken effect on Oct. 8.
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 3:00 a.m. Ramadhan Program 5:00 Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Song 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
1. Vendors - 1x22
1. Vendors - 1x22 Street vendors willing to be managed, taxed 2. Tuslag 'Fare hike should be obeyed' 3. Petasan - 1x34 Fireworks abusers may get death 4. Car - 2x16 Unreturned official cars to be seized
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
The fate of migrant workers
The fate of migrant workersFrom Media IndonesiaWe often hear of how unfortunate Indonesian workers are, especially those working abroad, but the government and manpower agencies have yet to find a solution to the problem.
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Police urged to solve cases linked to Tommy
Police urged to solve cases linked to Tommy Praise and warnings for the National Police from legislators were flowing on Thursday following the capture of the country's most- wanted fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Police claim to have found clues to Theys' murder
Police claim to have found clues to Theys' murderAntara, Jakarta JAKARTA: Irian Jaya Police claimed on Wednesday evening that they had uncovered clues relating to the murder of Papuan proindependence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay, while in Jakarta on Thursday dozens of Irianese demanded the United...
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
[b]Taufik and Megawati: Battle
Taufik and Megawati: Battle of the brash and bashful Mega's war of independence: Keeping Taufik at bayKornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta2. Intel -- Doubts persist around British Intelligence gathering1 x 32 48pt Bodoni Doubting British IntelligenceNick Hopkins Guardian's crime...
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Seminar on housemaids
Seminar on housemaids JAKARTA: A seminar here has concluded that the government should issue a new regulation on housemaids, which would give them the same rights as other workers.The seminar on violence against housekeepers, which was organized by several non-governmental organizations, including...
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Buoyed by U.S. trade deal, Vietnam steps up WTO membership talks
Buoyed by U.S. trade deal, Vietnam steps up WTO membership talks Agence-France Presse Hanoi Communist Vietnam prepared to launch intensive talks on World Trade Organization (WTO) membership Thursday, buoyed by the final ratification of an historic trade deal with the U.S.
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Why is Tommy smiling?
Why is Tommy smiling?Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Why was Tommy smiling?"There must be something wrong. Tommy just continued grinning as if he had no fear despite being accused in a murder case," a commuter on the inner-city train was overheard saying as he and his friends discussed...
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Job seekers stranded in Padang
Job seekers stranded in PadangKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang Thousands seeking jobs on Mentawai island have been stranded for two days in the provincial capital of West Sumatra, Padang, due to the lack of transportation.
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Headings
Headings 1. Aceh: 24 x 2 linesFive more killed in Aceh on eve of GAM anniversary2. Xana: 20 x 2 linesXanana for closer ties with RI 3. POSO: 16 x 2 lines:Two more dead in Poso conflict 5. CPNS: 16 x 2 lines:Job seekers stranded in Padang
Fri, 30 Nov 2001
An adventure of the most rapid lifestyle changes
An adventure of the most rapid lifestyle changes What do many Indonesians have in mind about this country? Its oil? Sand? Date? Football team and leagues? The Emirate Airline? The teasing prices at its airport dutyfree shops? Or simply as one of the richest countries in the world?Many of us here...
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
JP/rbw
JP/rbw ONE MONTH TO GO: It is still a month away, but hotels and recreation centers in Jakarta and other major cities in the country have been busy preparing to welcome the New Year. Here stock traders cheerfully blow trumpets to welcome the year 2001.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Elusive Tarmizi stages solo exhibition
Elusive Tarmizi stages solo exhibitionCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta Amidst the hustle and bustle of often-incomprehensible works of art, the exhibition at the One Gallery offers some respite and a breath of fresh air.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Ragunan Zoo
Ragunan ZooKompasThe reported death of three white tigers from food poisoning in Ragunan Zoo has raised a number of questions. How was this tragedy allowed to happen? Is it due to financial problems, or does it just come down to the zoo's incompetence? It is about time the zoo's management openly...
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Asia needs billions of dollars in environmental aid: Meeting
Asia needs billions of dollars in environmental aid: MeetingAssociated Press, Phnom Penh Asian nations are suffering from an annual shortfall of at least US$30 billion and need more funding - promised but not delivered - from developed nations to turn the tide of environmental degradation.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
MPR tp get new deputy speaker
MPR tp get new deputy speaker JAKARTA: A splinter faction of the National Awakening Party (PKB) lead by Matori Abdul Djalil announced on Tuesday that it had chosen Abdul Kholik Ahmad to fill a vacant deputy speaker's post in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
1. Laks (2x12)
1. Laks (2x12) Govt wants fit banks for merger 2. Bank (1x24) IBRA banks' key indicators improve in Q3 3. Gresik (2x24) Solution to Semen Gresik case expected soon: Minister 4. Asean (2x18) Japan urges ASEAN to liberalize market 5. PwC (2x18) Lawsuit against KPC damaging RI image:PwC JP/20/Invest6.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
MONAY MATTERS
MONAY MATTERSIndonesia's gross foreign exchange reserves rose to US$28.08 billion as of Nov. 23 from $27.73 billion the week before, due to state revenues received from oil and gas exports during the period. Net foreign exchange reserves rose to Rp128.79 trillion from Rp125.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Child abductions rampant in Padang
Child abductions rampant in Padang PADANG, West Sumatra: Human rights activists demanded on Wednesday that security authorities strive to halt the rampant kidnapping of school children in the West Sumatra capital of Padang.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Acehnese man on trial in deadly bomb blast
Acehnese man on trial in deadly bomb blastMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court began on Wednesday a trial of an Acehnese man involved in a bombing case that ended in the explosion of a dormitory here on May 10, and claimed three lives.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Take project management away from govt agencies
Take project management away from govt agenciesRobert J. Cochrane, Former Strategic, Development Consultant, Asia Development Bank As corruption shows no sign of abating under decentralization it is a gloomy picture indeed despite the best intentions of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's government.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Drug dealer gets death
Drug dealer gets deathMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang district court sentenced to death a Pakistani man on Wednesday for smuggling 1,050 grams of heroin from Pakistan into the country.Presiding judge M.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Intercity bus drivers to take drug, alcohol tests
Intercity bus drivers to take drug, alcohol testsAmar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police were to test intercity bus drivers for drug and alcohol abuse to ensure the safety of passengers traveling ahead of Idul Fitri celebrations, Jakarta police said on Wednesday.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Negligence blamed for Jambi crashes
Negligence blamed for Jambi crashes JAMBI: Police in Jambi said on Wednesday that most traffic accidents occurring in the province between January and October, were caused by the negligence of drivers.Commissioner Adjar Triadi, a local police chief overseeing traffic affairs, said his office...
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Pemuteran Bay offers alternative Bali experience
Pemuteran Bay offers alternative Bali experiencePariama Hutasoit, Contributor, Pemuteran, West Bali If you get bored with the hustle and bustle of Kuta or Sanur beaches in the southern part of Bali, simply pay a visit to the pristine and quiet Pemuteran beach in the wild west of the island, about...
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
IBRA banks' key indicators improve
IBRA banks' key indicators improveThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Key financial indicators of banks under the control of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) improved in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, according to State Minister for State Enterprises Laksamana...
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Rupiah Rates Nov. 28
Rupiah Rates Nov. 28 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,932.00 9,932.00 10,484.00 10,380.00Australian dollar 1 5,714.16 5,186.49 5,479.99 5,420.44Austrian schilling 1 701.59 637.27 672.84 666.01Belgian franc 1 239.32 217.38 229.51 227.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Court proceeds with Hetty's trial
Court proceeds with Hetty's trial JAKARTA: The hearing of a close friend of the fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra in the Central Jakarta Court continued on Wednesday after being postponed due to the prosecutor's failure to present evidences before the court on Tuesday.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Kho dips his brush in the cultural melting pot
Kho dips his brush in the cultural melting potP.J. Leo, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The use of various figures, symbols, colors and materials in the works of painter Antonius Kho show that he has been influenced by a variety of cultural genres.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Diarrhea flares up in flood-hit S. Bandung
Diarrhea flares up in flood-hit S. BandungYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Hundreds of people in southern Bandung have been suffering from diarrhea and eye infections amid the worst flooding since 1994, which has inundated the subdistrict for two weeks.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Rapists face 10-year jail term
Rapists face 10-year jail term PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Prosecutors have demanded a 10-year jail term for two youths suspected of raping a teacher in the Central Kalimantan capital of Palangka Raya.Prosecutor Edwin K.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
60,000 firecrackers seized in Kuningan
60,000 firecrackers seized in Kuningan KUNINGAN, West Java: Local police confiscated around 60,000 firecrackers valued at tens of millions of rupiah during several raids on street vendors in the city over recent days.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
South Korea remains gloomy
South Korea remains gloomyRobert J. Fouser, Kagoshima University, Japan; The Korea Herald, Asia News Network, Seoul What's with the Korean stock market? Over the past few weeks the KOSPI has risen from the mid-500s where is has languished for most of the year to the high-600s.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
JP/FESTIVE
JP/FESTIVEBali Offering joyous festivities for old and young OR Celebrate your holiday in style on the Island of the GodsORCelebrate your holiday in style in BaliRita A. Widiadana and I Wayan Juniarta The Jakarta Post Denpasar Let's cherish the year that has almost passed and welcome the one to...
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Aboeprijadi Santoso
Aboeprijadi Santoso Radio Nederlands Amsterdam On Dec. 1 and 4, the pro-independent movements in Papua (Irian Jaya) and Aceh will celebrate their "independence day" possibly with some dismay, as Jakarta will send 50 battalions of army and police to the regions.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
2. Green (2 x 27)
2. Green (2 x 27) 'Asia nations need billions in environmental aid' Asia needs billions of dollars in environment aid: Meeting 3. Viet (2 x 20) Vietnam approves trade agreement with the U.S. 4. Steel (2 x 20) South Korea proposes cut in steel output 5.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
'Troops ready for Afghanistan'
'Troops ready for Afghanistan'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government would make a strategic assessment on whether to allow Indonesian troops to join the UN-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan if such forces were requested, Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil said on Wednesday.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
HKTI asks Megawati to raise rice import tariff
HKTI asks Megawati to raise rice import tariffFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) asked President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Wednesday to raise import tariffs on rice in a bid to help protect local farmers.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Japan urges ASEAN to liberalize market
Japan urges ASEAN to liberalize market Japan's top financial diplomat Haruhiko Kuroda urged Southeast Asia on Wednesday to promote intra-regional trade to cope with growing competition from China for foreign investment.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Australia, Indonesia pledge to unite
Australia, Indonesia pledge to unite in fighting against people smuggling
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
On police and military
On police and militaryFrom Rakyat MerdekaWhy should we be in a rush to enact the bill on Police affairs, which is part of the enforcement law of the 1945 Constitution, while the amendment to the constitution itself is not yet finalized?I think there is something fishy about the intentions of some...
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Piles of criminal cases await Tommy
Piles of criminal cases await TommyKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta How the authorities deal with the subsequent legal processing of captured Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra will, of course, depend on the ability of the National Police to obtain evidence of some of his crimes.
Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Teacher wins award from France
Teacher wins award from FranceSURABAYA, East Java: A teacher in the East Java capital of Surabaya has won France's Palm D' Academie award for her role in developing the French language in Indonesia.French Honorary Consul Olivier Debray said here on Wednesday that the award would be presented to...